Solar Victoria has released an expansive data set explaining the detail of which companies got what in the Labor state government’s sometimes controversial rooftop solar rebate scheme. Here’s what it tells us.

Mirvac says owners of its solar and storage “as standard” townhouses may never pay another electricity bill again, as the property developer begins roll-out of $20,000 PV and battery systems at no extra cost as part of CEFC-backed initiative.

Australia is leading the world on distributed solar uptake, from one end of the grid to the other according to global solar inverter giant SolarEdge, and it will be no different for home battery storage.

Rooftop solar installations continue at record rate, but new technologies - and new thinking - ensure that this turns out to be a major asset to the grid, rather than liability, as is sometimes portrayed.